Wonnacott to serve mission in Texas

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Jun 14, 2013 at 2:43 PMJun 14, 2013 at 2:44 PM

Marsha Wonnacott, daughter of Mark and Diane Wonnacott of Ridgecrest, has accepted a call to serve in the Texas McAllen Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Marsha will be entering the Missionary Training Center on May 22

By Celese SandersCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Marsha Wonnacott, daughter of Mark and Diane Wonnacott of Ridgecrest, has accepted a call to serve in the Texas McAllen Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Marsha will be entering the Missionary Training Center on May 22. When asked why Marsha had the desire to serve a mission she said, “I can't fully express all the reasons I want to serve a mission. I know the Gospel has brought me so much happiness. I can't really enjoy the knowledge that the Lord loves me, and the knowledge that the Atonement gives me that my family will be together forever, without wanting everyone else to know what that feels like. I also know the Heavenly Father loves His children, and He wants so badly to be able to live with them forever and give them everything He can. He has done so much for me, and this is the only way I know that I can possibly give anything in return: to bring some of His children to be with him forever. I hope to be able to be a tool in the Lord's hands. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me to give up all my personal pursuits and do whatever the Lord wants me to do.”Wonnacott is excited to be able to leave for her mission a few months earlier than she had originally expected. In April of this year, Thomas S. Monson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, made an announcement, changing the age-requirement for both young men and young women missionaries. Men can now begin serving a mission at 18 years of age (rather than 19) and women can serve at 19 years of age (rather than 21).Wonnacott explained her feelings about the announcement, “I was excited because I knew, immediately, the Lord had prepared me so perfectly for that moment. I had had some personal struggles, and was confused about a lot of things, and this announcement answered so many of my prayers, and made it absolutely, unshakably clear to me that the Heavenly Father has a plan, and that He loves me.”Marsha Wonnacott will be serving as a missionary for 18 months, sharing the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. If you would like to learn more information about the work she will be doing or the church, please visit www.mormon.org.

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